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#BCABA4 Color

#BCABA4 is rgb(188, 171, 164) in RGB, hsl(17, 15%, 69%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 9%, 13%, 26%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Silver Pink (#C4AEAD), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.92. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BCABA4
HEX#BCABA4
RGBrgb(188, 171, 164)
HSLhsl(17, 15%, 69%)
HSVhsv(17, 13%, 74%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 9%, 13%, 26%)
OKLCHoklch(75.4% 0.022 43.8)
LABlab(71.31% 5.46 5.96)
LCHlch(71.31% 8.08 47.52)

What #BCABA4 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #BCABA4, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every orange in the library.

#BCABA4 Channel Values

How #BCABA4 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 188 · G 171 · B 1648-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 17° · S 15% · L 69%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 17° · S 13% · V 74%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 9% · Y 13% · K 26%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.21:1 vs white · 9.5:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BCABA4 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text2.21:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text9.5:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #BCABA4 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #BCABA4

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BCABA4; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
Complementary
Analogous
Analogous
Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #BCABA4

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #BCABA4.

How #BCABA4 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#BCABA4
Protanopia#AEAEA4
Protanomaly#B4ADA4
Deuteranopia#B1B1A3
Deuteranomaly#B5AFA4
Tritanopia#BDAAAA
Tritanomaly#BCAAA8
Achromatopsia#AEAEAE

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BCABA4 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-bcaba4: #BCABA4;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BCABA4;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-bcaba4': '#BCABA4' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.737, green: 0.671, blue: 0.643)
Android XML<color name="color_bcaba4">#BCABA4</color>
SVG fillfill="#BCABA4"

More Orange Colors

#BCABA4 sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#BCABA4 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BCABA4?

#BCABA4 is a light orange — rgb(188, 171, 164) in RGB and hsl(17, 15%, 69%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Silver Pink (#C4AEAD), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.92.

What is the RGB value of #BCABA4?

#BCABA4 is rgb(188, 171, 164) — red 188, green 171, and blue 164 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BCABA4?

#BCABA4 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 9%, 13%, 26%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BCABA4 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BCABA4 scores 2.21:1 against white and 9.5:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BCABA4 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BCABA4 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is darkgray (#A9A9A9) at a CIE76 distance of 8.34, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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